1988 Miami (OH)

0–⁠10–⁠1 (0–⁠7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tim Rose.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1988, game by game: lost at Eastern Michigan 17–24; lost at Oklahoma State 20–52; lost at Minnesota 3–35; lost vs. Cincinnati 18–34; lost at Ball State 14–45; lost vs. Western Michigan 18–41; lost at Ohio 21–38; lost vs. Toledo 7–20; tied at Bowling Green 21–21; lost vs. Kent State 11–17; lost vs. Central Michigan 17–34+7−32Lost 17–24 at Eastern Michigan-7Eastern MichiganLost 20–52 at Oklahoma State-32Oklahoma StateLost 3–35 at Minnesota-32MinnesotaLost 18–34 vs. Cincinnati-16CincinnatiLost 14–45 at Ball State-31Ball StateLost 18–41 vs. Western Michigan-23Western MichiganLost 21–38 at Ohio-17OhioLost 7–20 vs. Toledo-13ToledoTied 21–21 at Bowling Green0Bowling GreenLost 11–17 vs. Kent State-6Kent StateLost 17–34 vs. Central Michigan-17Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 34–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
0–⁠10–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠7–⁠1 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
167–⁠361
Coach
Tim Rose
Elo
1276 −222 this season
SP+ rating
-25.5 No. 98 of 102; offense No. 97, defense No. 94
SRS
−29.5 No. 104 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1988 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan7–⁠19–⁠3
Eastern Michigan5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠38–⁠3
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Ohio4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠46–⁠5
Kent State3–⁠55–⁠6
Bowling Green1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Miami (OH)0–⁠7–⁠10–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.